Medical term:
hydrophilism
hydrophilia
[hi″dro-fil´e-ah]the property of absorbing water; having a strong affinity for water.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
hy·dro·phil·i·a
(hī'drō-fil'ē-ă),A tendency of the blood and tissues to absorb fluid.
[hydro- + G. philos, fond]
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hy·dro·phil·i·a
(hī'drō-fil'ē-ă)1. Associating freely with water.
2. A tendency of the blood and tissues to absorb fluid.
[hydro- + G. philos, fond]
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